Military History

When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his...

The Million Letters Campaign seeks to find and preserve at least one million articles of correspondence from every U.S...

The Russian salvage ship Kommuna has been in service since 1915, when Tsar Nicholas II ruled the Russian Empire.

Most U.S. military veterans are uncomfortable with civilians calling them "heroes," but there are a few who should definitely...

Despite recommendations from a number of officers, it would take Fred McGee until after his death in 2020 for McGee's actions...

Adkins and Reyes are looking at stories that deal with real people and events that occurred during World War II, Korea...

Miller wasn’t the first female combat correspondent, but her legacy is currently having a moment.

The stench of decomposing bodies was overpowering, the terrible smell made all the more repugnant by the stifling July heat...

Robert Oppenheimer and the scientists he recruited to develop the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos were well aware of the...

When Ralph Puckett was chosen to lead a new Ranger company in 1950, he said a prayer: "Dear God, don't let me get a bunch of...